Railroad Timetables for Summer Time 1876
Trains on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad adjust to summer time from Sunday July 30 1876. Westward Erie Mail departs Philadelphia at 11 55 pm reaches Warren and Corry then Erie at 6 00 pm. Eastward Erie Mail departs Erie 11 20 am arrives Philadelphia 2 33 pm. Note Philadelphia time is 20 minutes faster than Erie time. Printed by Gen Supt WM A Baldwin.
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Philadelphia & Erie Rail
Erie Mail
Philadelphia
Warren
Corry
Erie
Erie Ex
Sosers Orr
Em Warren
Phila
Papton
Mail East
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
H. W. Mail
WM. A. Baldwin
Local Officials and Election Postings Map Town Roles
Burgess W A Pickett leads town governance with Rowland Wood Dunham Clark Hertzel Ames Friday Falconer Spaulding as council. K P King clerk. J P Marston assessor. school directors Nesmith King Stone Wells Henry Ensworth. Justices Hodges James. Constable J B Russell. Notaries Ball Noyes Brown Hoffman Nesmith. Auditors Parmlee Hazeltine Hodges.
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George Ensworth
Justices of the Peace
D. J. Hodges
D. W. C. James
Constable
J. B. Russell
Notaries Public
D. J. Ball
C. H. Noyes
H. E. Brown
O. F. Hoffman
Ozro Nesmith
G. N. Parmlee
A. J. Hazeltine
E. F. Hodges
District and County Officers Listing
Congressional and county officials named with towns in Warren Pennsylvania area. Includes representatives such as A G Egbert W B McMullan Geo W Allen and Lansing D Wetmore along with judges, treasurer, commissioners, coroner, district attorney and other county posts.
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A. G. Egbert
Franklin
W. 8. McMullan
City
Geo. W. Allen
Tidioute
Ty Aioe
Lansing D. Wetmore
Warren
Isaac H. Hiller
Carter V. Kinnear
Youngsville
Sir—Sylvester H. Davis
Gene W. Waters
Register & Recorder
W.J. Alexander
Rob’t E. Miller
Arren
M. Dunham
Enterprise
E.R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
J. B. Jennings
Theodore Chase
Pine Grove
Wm. Schnur
E A. Spencer
Columbus
T K. Barnes
Sheffield
G. C. James
Church and chapel weekly services schedule
Presbyterian Rev W A Rankin leads service at 7 30 PM with Sabbath School at 12 30 PM Episcopal Rev H S Gets holds 7 30 PM service and 2 30 PM Sabbath School Metropolis Rev O G McEntire at 7 30 PM and 9 00 AM Sabbath School Evangelical Rev A Rearick services 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM with 9 30 AM Sabbath School Lutheran Rev F C H Lampe services 11 AM and 7 50 PM with 9 30 AM Sabbath School English School at 3 PM Scandinavian Rev J Mellander first and third Sundays 10 30 AM and 7 30 PM Catholic Rev Father De La Roque assisted by Rev Father Mullen Sundays 9 30 and 10 30 AM with Vespers at 4 PM
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Presbyterian
W. A. Rankin
Episcopal
H.S. Gets
Lla
Metropost
O. G. McEntire
A. Rearick
Fraternal Lodges Meet in City Blocks and Exchanges
Local fraternal orders list regular meeting nights and places across Johnson's Exchange S Burgess block Norvia Stark Longe A Y M Cornelius KeeLon Spencer Pollock Wat ers Dennison Dunn enumerate lodges encampment tribe and dates such as second Monday regulars and fourth Thursdays in Johnson's Exchange.
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Thos, KeeLon
H. P
R. Dennison
O. R.im
S. Burgess’ Block
H. A. Dunn
C. A. Waters
Atlantic and Great Western Timetable 1876
Timetable adopted April 17 1876 shows eastward and westward trains with stations from Cincinnati to New York and Buffalo. Notable stops include Jamestown Meadville Ravenna Akron Cleveland Binghamton and Albany. Connections listed with several railroads and fare rules outline no stopovers on local tickets.
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Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Cincinnati
Dayton
Urbana
Marion
Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Ravenna
Jamestown
Astiuve
Salamanca
Buthelo
Hornelisville
Emira
Binghamton
New York
Albany
Boboon x. Heilk
Ob. Sscpwes
Union City
Meadville
Greenville
Warren
Daylon
Louisville
St. Louis
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Palace
Leavittsburg
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Union and Corry
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Springfield
Worcester
Boston
New England
Milwaukee
Omaha
Northwest
W.B. Shattuc
Pass’r Agt
D. Cooper
Eye Wash Advertisement for Health and Sharp Vision
An eye wash claims to prevent inflammation and disease and preserve light. The 6 oz bottle is offered at 1 with trial bottles 50 cents for readers who need strong healthy sight, especially students or workers.
Farewell to Summer Poem by George Arnold
A poem laments summer's passing as leaves fall and birds sing a plaintive farewell. The speaker reflects on harvests, honey bees, and fading warmth while joining nature in mourning the waning season.
Borrowers of Books and Music Cause Moral Stir
A reader laments theft by borrowing, sharing personal losses of books and music. The letter cites cataloging, cited quotes from Horace Greeley, and tales of damaged volumes. It contrasts care with careless handling and ends with frustration over treasured items returned altered or mutilated.
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Horace Greeley
Bold Music Lending Dilemma in Harper's Bazar
The writer contemplates whether to deny possessing a piece when asked to lend it or to admit financial hardship and refuse a loan. The piece reflects concern over self image versus honesty in tough times.
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Cumstance
Harper’s Bazar
Farmers of Pennsylvania Face Low Prices and Rail Fare Woes
Cincinnati correspondent from Smethport notes Pennsylvanian farmers are agriculturists with wide incomes from timber bark hay potatoes butter and cheese. Prices for butter cheese and flour fall while oats and potatoes yield well. Rail fare deters travel to the Centennial as farmers struggle to balance income with cost of living and transport.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Pennsylvania
Smethport
McKean County
Tennessee
Danbury Man Labels Hens with Hats and Hay to Gather Eggs
A Danbury Connecticut man grew tired of roaming hens in his yard. He placed old hats and hay by his steps and in the barn. the hens pecked at the scraps and laid eggs there. He collected fresh eggs this spring and sold 4 60 dollars worth to the hen owner.
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Danbury
Conn
Laws on Newspaper Subscriptions and Arrearages
The excerpt outlines subscriber duties and publisher rights for periodicals. It covers continuation by silence, arrears handling, removal and non pickup, address changes, fraud implications, implied subscriptions, and advance payment with notice requirements. It reflects a 19th century legal view of ownership and accountability in periodical distribution.
Twain and Judge Underwood on politics and virtue
A Elmira interview quotes Mark Twain favoring Hayes and denouncing platform creeds while stressing honest leadership and debt paydown. It then captures Judge Underwood advising young lawyers to stay humble, pursue learning beyond exams, and avoid pretentious swagger.
Funeral Customs and Costs in 1776 Society
The piece describes lavish funerals across the early republic, noting Dutch practices in Long Island and New York. It details post wedding saving habits for a “respectable” funeral, invitations, and attendants with scarfs, gloves, and rings. Feasts after interment could be extravagant, with wine, meats, and pipes, sometimes spiraling into excess. A notable comparison cites Stephen Rensselaer’s funeral at about twenty thousand dollars, far above typical costs.
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Long Island
New York
Stephen Rensselaer
Do Birds Die a Natural Death Really
The writer argues birds may not die of natural aging and recounts observations of sparrows vireos and other birds dying without visible injury. He notes diseases crippling sparrows, a red bird collapsing from exhaustion, and explains birds seek cover before death making them hard to find. He questions whether game birds die of old age and wonders how hummingbirds swallow mortality.
Maine Green Horn Refuses to Sign Lodge Note in Boston
A Maine visitor in Boston balks at signing a lodging register. The clerk offers a pen and a room. the man recalls his father signing a large note for patent rights and refuses to sign. He insists on paying his own way and declines the note.
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Boston
Maine
Advice to Girls on Manners and Habits in 19th Century
A moral guide urging reading women to value hard work over vanity, reject soft talkers, and oppose smoking. It flags dress, cleanliness, and propriety, praising humility and compassion while critiquing dilettante manners and fashionable frills as distractions from real welfare.
Humorous Quotations and Witty Jests from a 19th Century Page
This collection preserves a lively array of jokes and quips. It lampoons reporters, fashion, love, travel, and urban life with puns and light satire. Read as a dated but witty snapshot of social humor and topical labels of the era.
Frontier wisdom on Indians and whiskey knives
A frontiersman proposes a violent, genocidal plan to “settle the Injun question.” He suggests government actions to stock whiskey and knives in the West, invite all Native Americans to a conference, then allow chaos to wipe them out, claiming no other method will work. He asserts personal experience with Native people supports this.
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Hull
Waste No Time Remnant Advice on Seizing Tasks
The passage urges immediate action and continuous effort, urging readers to finish each task squarely before starting the next. It promises that once the first task is tackled, others fall into place like a well-drilled squad, making even hard work manageable.
Take More Care of the Mind
A Saturday Review piece urges attention to mental health to reduce lunatic asylums and improve bodily health. It argues against narrow thinking and excessive dependence on one occupation, noting mental pleasure aligns with animal pleasure and recommending change of occupation as beneficial.
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Schiller
Saturday Review
Washington Monument Will Surpass World Structures in Height
When finished the Washington Monument at the National Capital will rise 485 feet, exceed the pyramids of Egypt the Strasburg spire in Germany the domes of St Peter's and St Paul's. It has so far cost 230000 dollars with 450000 more needed. Congress has allotted 200000 and 250000 must be raised privately.
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Washington Monument
National Capital
Egypt
Strasburg
Germany
St. Peter’s
Rome
St. Paul’s
London
Superintendent Finds Algebra Yields Low Gains
The New York assistant superintendent argues after studying algebra results that the subject delivers little intellectual gain relative to time and labor invested. A separate quote features a wife joking about keeping her husband out of the house by claiming her mother is visiting.
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Trenton
Paris
New York
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